Electronics KitsManufacturers & Services

Electronics, like automobile mechanics, has slowly become a lost
art form for hobbyists because of the complexity of the systems,
and the fact that most products can be purchased fully built and
tested for far less that what they can be bought for in kit form.
The advent of the grain of salt size surface mount components further
complicated the aspiring hobbyist/builder because the specialized
equipment necessary is expensive (hot air soldering/rework machine,
microscope, solder paste dispenser, etc.). It is nearly impossible
to even troubleshoot a modern consumer electronic device these days
without access to a lab like the one many of us work (or worked)
in.

Fortunately, there are still a still a handful of companies keeping
the pastime alive by offering kits or partial kits. The sophistication
of the kits does not come close to the color televisions or radio
control units that Heathkit produced decades ago, but there are
many building block circuit kits that at least take some of the
work out of designing, building and testing your own custom creations.

ApogeeKits
| 800-980-7966 | Euless, TXApogeeKits Electronic designs
and manufactures unique kits of our own, and carries high
quality brand name kits from other well known manufacturers.
Our website pages have many kits that are available no place
else in the United States. We also have test equipment,
power supplies, anti-static products and other assembled
electronic products for professionals and hobbyists. Whether
you're new to electronic kit building or a seasoned professional,
we have electronic project kits, tools, lights, magnifiers,
soldering equipment, anti-static products and much more
for every skill level. Within our kit product pages you'll
also find many free electronic kit circuit schematics, free
tutorials, plans, and lists to outside resources.

Electro-KitsA comprehensive database of electronic circuits and
kits that come complete with circuit designs (schematics),
PCB circuit boards and electronic components so that you
can solder together your own electronic circuits, with minimal
effort.

NightFire
Electronic Kits | 352-237-4348A wide selection
of low-cost Active and Passive Electronic Components as
Design Kits for Engineers, Technicians, Students, and Hobbyists
in both Surface Mount Technology & Thru-Hole. Our kits
are developed with the Designer in mind. Now you can buy
just the right semiconductor with just the right amount
of resistors, capacitors, LEDs, and more. As a bonus, most
of our Thru-Hole kits come with a blank Perfboard to help
in your designs.

Quality
Kits | 1-888-464-5487 | Kingston, ON Canada
If you are looking for a way to build your inventions and
do not have time to research, design, proto type, debug,
deglitch, rebuild, and source parts; we are the answer!
We add new kits regularly, all using some new and some proven
technology, trying to give you a mix of building blocks
that can be used together or alone to provide solutions
to your demanding applications. Typical proven building
blocks would be amplifier kits, valve amplifiers, 1 A, 3
A and 10 A DC power supply modules, as well as benchtop
power supply with extremely low drift and stable regulation.
More advanced projects include I/O boards for your P.C,
ISA, Serial, & Parallel types.

Ramsey Electronics | 800-980-7966 | Euless,
TXProviding the neatest electronic products and kits
for over 30 years! From AM & FM transmitters, hobby
kits, video cameras, time & weather products, amateur
radio gear, mini-kits, or just neat stuff, we make working
with electronics not only fun, but also a great learning
experience. With Ramsey kits you don't just get a bag of
parts and some instructions. We delve into circuit theory
covering how and why it works, all in a fun and easy to
understand format.

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